Hertfordshire Mercury

The Hertfordshire Mercury is a weekly newspaper covering east and north Hertfordshire and parts of west Essex. It used to be published every Friday but from December 3, 2009, its publication day switched to Thursdays.

Hertfordshire Mercury

Type	Weekly newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner	Local World
Publisher	Local World
Editor-in-chief	Julie Palmer
Language	English
Headquarters	Hertford, Herts
Circulation	1,891 (as of 2022)[1]
Website	www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk

The Mercury has four editions. The main edition, called the Hertfordshire Mercury, covers Hertford, Ware and neighbouring villages in East Herts. The Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury^[2] covers the northern part of Broxbourne borough, plus the Essex villages of Nazeing and Roydon. The Cheshunt and Waltham Mercury^[3] covers the southern part of Broxbourne borough, including Waltham Cross, plus Waltham Abbey in Essex. The Buntingford and Royston Mercury^[4] covers areas of east and north Herts.

The paper is based at the Media Centre in Ware Road, Hertford and printed by Cambridge Newspapers in Cambridge. It is part of Herts and Essex Newspapers which is owned by Local World. The editor is Julie Palmer.